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That is extremely unusual for the UK. I know some European countries make a photo mandatory - but I've never seen it in the UK. I've reviewed a huge number of
by edent 5y ago
That is extremely unusual for the UK. I know some European countries make a photo mandatory - but I've never seen it in the UK.
I've reviewed a huge number of CVs - at SME and large companies. I think the only time I've ever seen a photo in that context was an auto-generated thing from LinkedIn.
- mcv 5y agoAs far as I know, it's very unusual in Netherland. I've certainly never included a photo on a CV (though I do have one on LinkedIn, where a lot of my work comes from). When I was part of the hiring process, I did notice that all Indian/TCS CVs I got to see had photos, though.
- prawn 5y agoI've had a few Dutch interns join me in Australia. One applicant who wasn't successful was a young woman whose CV included a few personal photos, one of which was a bit of a sultry pose straddling a chair. Not indecent, but certainly not work oriented.
- wink 5y agoI once got a cv from a developer who put an url to his homepage where he had photos of him and his girlfriend modeling underwear. Not a real problem (for me), but it's the first time I've seen someone nearly naked before I met them in person for an interview. It was certainly a little odd.
- jvvw 5y agoWhen trying to find a graphic designer once, got a portfolio from one designer mostly comprised of work for a soft porn site. It may have been professional graphic design experience but not exactly something I wanted to look at as part of my job.
- Ntrails 5y agoEh, I see a few photos on CVs here in the UK - typically on Euro candidates though (from memory). On the other hand I've seen all sorts of weird shit on CVs, it is part of the fun. From the guy giving himself 5/5 stars for inter-personal skills, to the obscure hobbies expanded on in great detail, to the hilarious email addresses. There is just a wide range of views on what a cv should contain. My views doubtless differ to others! I did give a yes to the guy with the .txt file cv though. On principle.
- orangepurple 5y agoWere you the hiring manager that had a problem with my @cocaine.ninja or @cock.li email address?
- isoprophlex 5y agoI once saw "Never drank alcohol after birth" under "personal details" Power to you for living a healthy lifestyle but... you were big on chugging kegs before you were born?!
- rejectfinite 5y agoMorther drinks = goes to baby in utherus